It’s long been known that the denser a woman’s breast, the more difficult it is for a standard mammogram to pick up a tumor. On a... Read more »
Several years ago, I wrote an article for U.S. News and World Report about the large and well-known Harvard study of nurses that is often... Read more »
No Evidence Breast Self-Exams Cut Cancer Deaths Thus read the headline in yesterday’s Washington Post. Yet another study, this one by... Read more »
Getting diagnosed with cancer in your 40s isn't a death sentence; it's simply a wakeup call to enjoy your life even more, and that means... Read more »
My technician recently told me, just before sending me gliding through an MRI tube, that MRI scans were once an uncommon breast exam. He performed... Read more »
Tom was born and raised in Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1992 Tom’s first wife, Barbara was diagnosed with breast cancer. After fighting the disease for... Read more »
Many survivors of breast cancer report having decreased sexual desire and drive. There are often several possible causes of diminished sex drive in... Read more »
Q. I had breast cancer in the past, and I’m really scared of it coming back. What can you tell me about recurrent breast cancer?A. Recur... Read more »
If you’ve just learned that you have breast cancer, you may be encountering some of the most anxious moments of your life. Although research has... Read more »